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Providing Travel Instruction to Individuals with Disabilities Other Than Blindness: A Practitioner’s Perspective Cover

Providing Travel Instruction to Individuals with Disabilities Other Than Blindness: A Practitioner’s Perspective

Open Access
|Jan 2017

Abstract

Some Orientation &Mobility (O&M) specialists provide instruction to individuals with disabilities other than blindness and vision impairment. In the US, this practice is referred to as travel instruction (TI). Through decades of providing TI, the authors have learned basic principles for success. This practice report addresses the definition of travel instruction, the essential components of a TI program, and two brief case studies. Advantages and opposition to O&M specialists providing TI are discussed. All individuals, regardless of the type of disability, deserve exemplary O&M and TI provided by highly qualified professionals. The authors encourage O&M specialists to provide TI and advise them to seek mentors and continuing education in areas of need.

Language: English
Page range: 68 - 73
Published on: Jan 1, 2017
Published by: Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2017 Bonnie Dodson-Burk, Lydia Peterson, Susan Olsson, published by Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.